Praed (Mrs [Rosa] Campbell) The Body of His Desire.
£375
A Romance of the Soul
London &c., Cassell, 1912.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth.
A solid first edition copy of this occult tale by Australian author Rosa Praed, underlined eventually by the reformative qualities of Christianity.
In stock
Some foxing, bookplate; slight mottling to cloth, but overall VG.
Frontispiece by A.C. Michael.
Bleiler 1338
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